We have been working hard to design our Christmas cards. We know it is early but on Wednesday 20th October the Christmas card designs will be sent home. These designs can then be made into cards, gift labels, mugs, wrapping paper, or books. You will have up until the 1st Read more…
We used a paper plate to recreate our own designs of Clarice Cliffs ‘Circle Tree’ plate, we used bright colours to paint circles and finishing by using black paint and a straw to blow a tree design.
This afternoon we have tasted a range of foods and organised them into fruits and vegetables. We tried things such as Mango, Strawberries, Sugar Snap Peas, Spinach, Carrots, Banana, Tomatoes, Cucumber and Grapes. We learnt that a fruit comes from a flowering plant and usually contain seeds, whereas vegetables can Read more…
This afternoon we have made our own Greek vase using terracotta clay! We looked at examples of vases and used them to help us create our own ideas. Once we got the shape of the vase the way we wanted, we used special clay tools to add detail to them. Read more…
We have spent our Topic lesson this afternoon exploring the Greek Artefacts topic box that we have rented from Touchstones Museum. We have had some brilliant discussions about what the artefacts were, what they were used for and what materials they were made from.
As part of outdoor classroom day and mental health awareness week we took part in a forest school taster session with Miss Steele and Mr Tompkins. We took part in lots of different activities: we went on the hunt for ‘something special’ we were shown how to make a campfire Read more…
Today in Computing we have learnt about online safety and what we should and should not share with people through email. We discussed why sharing our personal details with people we don’t know could be dangerous and why we shouldn’t share them with our friends either. Read more…
This half term our topic is ‘Gods and Mortals’, and in our lessons we are learning about Ancient Greece. For our topic lesson today we were lucky enough to watch a show performed by The Hobgoblin Theatre Company called Perseus and Medusa. It is one of the many Greek myths Read more…
Today during computing, we discussed the positives and negatives of different ways to send messages (for example: emails, texting, orally). We played Chinese Whispers to demonstrate how it can be difficult to relay a message orally if it goes through lots of people!
Today we have made Easter Chicks using card and we traced our hands to make the feathers! We hope all our children and their families have a wonderful Easter!
